6 Liberation War Mobile Museum
11 Framing a new perspective
16 for love of desh | vo l 1 I ssu e 48 | F R I D AY, M A R CH 28, 2014
WE,the people of Bangladesh, having proclaimed our independence on
the 26th day of March, 1971, and through a historic struggle for national liberation, established the independent,
sovereign People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Pledging that the high ideals of
nationalism, socialism, democracy Secularism, which
inspired our heroic people to dedicate themselves to,
our brave martyrs to sacrifice their
lives in, the national liberation struggle, shall be the fundamental principles of the Constitution;
Further pledging that it shall be a fundamental aim of the State to realise through the democratic process
a socialist society, free from exploitation; a society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, will be secured for all citizens;
Affirming that it is our sacred duty to safeguard, protect,
defend this Constitution and to maintain its supremacy as the embodiment of the will
of the people of Bangladesh
so that we may prosper in freedom and may make our full contribution towards international peace and cooperation in keeping with the progressive aspirations of mankind; In our Constituent Assembly, this eighteenth day of Kartick, 1379 BS, corresponding to
the fourth day of November, 1972 AD, WE do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.